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Images of the Day

Selected by picture editor Frank Miller

Thu 7 Dec 2017

STRANGER THAN FICTION: The driver of a Maerlitram (fairy tram), dressed as a Santa Claus, walks past a car which crashed into the tram in Zurich, Switzerland. Photograph: Angelika Gruber/Reuters

HAPPY DAY: Liberal MP Warren Entsch with Labor MP Linda Burney as they celebrate the passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. The passage of the bill effectively legalises same-sex marriage in Australia. Photograph: Lukas Coch/EPA

FALLOUT: Palestinian protesters carry a wounded demonstrator during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The clashes followed a protest against US president Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Photograph: Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images

CALIFORNIA BURNING: Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas Fire along the 101 freeway north of Ventura, California. Strong Santa Ana winds are rapidly pushing multiple wildfires across the region, expanding across tens of thousands of acres and destroying hundreds of homes and structures. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

DIVIDING LINES: Hillary Benn, chair of the House of Commons' Brexit Committee (left), with committee members on the Border in Middletown, Co Armagh, during a day-long visit to Northern Ireland to hear evidence about the likely impact of Brexit on the region. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

VATICAN: A woman takes a selfie during a special audience by Pope Francis for a delegation of donors of the Christmas tree and the nativity scene set up in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters

BLACK MARK: A Palestinian man crosses out a mural depicting US president Donald Trump that is painted on a part of the Israeli barrier, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Photograph: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters

SUPERPUTIN: A man looks at a painting depicting Russian president Vladimir Putin at the "SuperPutin" exhibition at UMAM museum in Moscow. Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images

THE GOLDEN SECTION: Dancers with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform a scene from Twyla Tharp's "The Golden Section" during a dress rehearsal at New York City Center. Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

HONOURED: Singer Ed Sheeran poses with his MBE medal that was presented to him by the Prince of Wales during an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London. Photograph: John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images

SHIP SHAPE: Chairwoman of the German Social Democratic Party parliamentary group, Andrea Nahles adjusts the tie of party chairman Martin Schulz during the party convention in Berlin. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA

AWWW: A two-week old reticulated giraffe baby stands in its enclosure as it is shown to the public for the first time in the zoo of Debrecen, 221km east of Budapest, Hungary. Photograph: Zsolt Czegledi/EPA

LUCKY ESCAPE: Firefighters rescue a painting as they continue to extinguish fires in a home during the 'Skirball Fire' which began early morning in Bel-Air, California. Photograph: John Cetrino/EPA

MAKE YOUR MARK: Asha Maya Dangol (80) after casting her vote during the second round of the parliamentary and provincial elections in Kathmandu, Nepal. Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA